Why Are Women Carrying Around Loaded Guns?

The tragedy of a mother who had a gun in her purse

Do they do it to protect themselves?

Two women were arguing at a Memorial Day barbecue at the courtyard of an apartment complex in Orlando, Florida. One ended up dead from a gunshot wound.

The victim was a 41-year-old woman. The two women were yelling at each other after apparently having had a prior dispute related to a social media post. The altercation became physical when the women punched each other.

The second woman handed her 10-year-old daughter her purse which contained a pistol. The girl fired two shots and hit the woman in the head.

The title of an article by María Paúl was: “10-year-old in Florida fatally shot woman arguing with her mom, police say.” The article was in The Washington Post. The article stated:

A witness told police the woman yelled, “You done shot the lady!” Then the witness heard the child scream: “You shouldn’t have messed with my momma!”

Children should be having fun and not have to worry about being incarcerated for some unfortunate act as killing another human being.

This young girl’s life was changed in that instant that she took out her mother’s gun and shot the other woman. She is just a child who has now been arrested. She could face a charge of second-degree murder. Prosecutors are now deciding how to handle the case because of the age of the girl. The mother could face charges in the incident. Even if the girl does not get a prison sentence, she has to live with the fact that she killed another human being.

Parents who own guns and allow them to get into the hands of their children are asking for trouble. Loaded guns in the hands of children can have tragic results such as it did in this case.

There have been many instances where young children have shot guns which they found at their homes. Some people have died as a result of children getting hold of loaded guns. They obviously have not had gun safety training, but they can figure out how to shoot a gun. It often ends in tragedy.

Women may be carrying around loaded guns for their own protection in case they ever need it. Too many times children get hold of weapons belonging to their parents.

A state attorney said that this was one of the most tragic cases she had ever seen in her long career.

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